Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Next generation entrepreneurship

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Delete Nakon 16:38, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Next generation entrepreneurship

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It is a blatant how-to advice article on how to inherit money and a company from a forebearer. _contribsSTYROFOAM☭1994^TALK 22:25, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

• Delete, a quick look at the article and one will see this is blatant advertising. Victao lopes (talk) 22:35, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
• Delete Mkeranat (talk) 04:29, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

• Keep It's a topic in business that no one has cover yet and possibly even overlook. It is not about making money or how-to article; it is compilation of factual articles from reliable sources. Please think again. This could be useful for someone else! Asyera (talk) 05:01, 13 February 2008 (UTC)— Asyera (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

• Keep This article does not promote any particular form of entrepreneurship, but is an informative source which provides the basics involved with next generation entrepreneurship. Information has been collected from various reliable sources and is topic that has not yet been touched upon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ea0002 (talk • contribs) 04:56, 13 February 2008 (UTC) — Ea0002 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

• Keep This article has been written with no intention to promote entrepreneurship or give advice on inheriting a company. It has been supported with multiple strong and reliable references from other factual articles. It should not be deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Connolly86 (talk • contribs) 05:16, 13 February 2008 (UTC) — Connolly86 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

• Keep This is clearly an educational article — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.240.193.164 (talk) — 99.240.193.164 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

KEEPCarmen00 (talk) 05:01, 13 February 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.240.243.224 (talk) — 99.240.243.224 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

• Delete Reads like an advertisement and "how-to" guide. Somno (talk) 05:44, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

• Merge with succession planning. "Next generation entrepreneurship" is a bit neologistic/buzzwordy, although I'm sure examples of using it exist. The formal term is, however, succession planning, and our existing article and this one both have some salvageable material; this one is marginally better and has decent sources and source variety. Combined, and with some judicious trimming, they could make a decent article we could be proud of. --Dhartung | Talk 05:46, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
• Delete; seems like a veiled advertisement for a consulting business. I see little of value to merge with succession planning here. Moreover, the title itself is too ambiguous and buzzwordish to support a redirect: if someone talks about "next generation entrepreneurship" it isn't immediately obvious that they're talking about death and retirement planning. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 16:40, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

• Comment If you honestly think it's spam then you should have some idea what company is being spammed, right? It would follow. I don't see that, though; could you clarify? --Dhartung | Talk 06:59, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

• Comment. "Next generation" is an ad-style buzzword in itself; as such the phrase "next generation entrepreneurship" is vague, perhaps deliberately so. I think it's spam largely because I see this article as an attempt to publicize this particular phrase, and invest it with a meaning it does not carry on its face. That's why it strikes me as a marketing coinage: after all, getting business owners to contemplate the future in which they shall surely face old age, disability, or death is an uphill battle for anyone. Best to think up a "next generation" catchphrase to make contemplation of these inevitabilities more inviting. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 16:19, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

• Redirect to succession planning; if there is material worth merging, or citations here that would strengthen that, merge material appropriately; no evidence that this is a separate topic. - Jmabel | Talk 17:49, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
• Comment Family Business makes up 2/3 of the businesses in Canada. It makes up a large part of the economy. There is no reason to exclude such a significant topic on a website such as Wikipedia. The collection of information regarding the continuation of family businesses should be made available in a separate entry as it deals with a more specific topic. In terms of the title of the article, "Next Generation" usually refers to "the following generation" and "Entrepreneurship", a business; however, if a general census shows it is still unclear, the title can simply be modified. Valid point? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ea0002 (talk • contribs) 22:04, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.